Celebrate the beginning of the Weekend of the Dead with a fantastic psychedelic show at the Miniplex at 8:30 p.m. Magic Castles from Minneapolis brings to mind the post-British Invasion, West Coast sound of the late-’60s with some analog excellence that is perfectly matched with local night trippers Western Extra. This is a must-hear for […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, July 30
Cory Hanson of psych-band Wand fame, blew a very big hole into the landscape for himself two years ago with the release of his acclaimed record Western Cum on Drag City Records. Since then, he has been only building on his fascinating take on psychedelia and rock weirdness. This is wall-melting death trip music, with […]
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The Rubáiyát of Ishmael Reed
I have a cut-up style I use when I want to get into a certain way of thinking. I’ve arranged my room around this practice: Pacing between my bookshelves and wardrobe, music blasting out of a speaker somewhere in a low corner behind me, cats lounging in various windows. I use the clutter of books […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, June 27
There’s an outsider rock and psyche show at the Wild Hare Tavern at 7 p.m. New(ish) local bands The Mercury Suckers and Western Extra will join up with Los Angeles group Hooveriii for an evening of the good stuff. The Wild Hare is one of the best new venues out there, with an excellent sound […]
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That Summer Feeling
We live in a culture where apology, a change of temperament or evolving ideological alignment are considered signs of weakness. This seems like an intractable, complex problem, but it’s simple to sidestep when you remember everyone who runs things here is stupid as hell and arrogant to boot, and that you don’t have to be […]